BrewerFan

So the Hornets released Davis Bertrans. 6'10...can shoot. He's not going to be confused with Bam, but he's fairly mobile. Unless there are players I'm missing, the pickings are awfully slim for Big Men. If Portis or Lopez is going to be traded...Bucks should be in on him, right? Particularly at the minimum (which is all they can offer anyway).

At this point, the Tigers decide there is a tax on the Brewers ridiculously offering one decent and legitimate young prospect, two guys who...could very well be DFAed this off-season(I don't think Perkins will be, but...it's not hard to envision and Bauers is as likely as not). I would hate this trade...and then love it. I'd guess you'd be looking at Mis, Black and Pratt as just a pretty core three. I think that'd be a fair ask. That's a LOT to give up. You'd just have to come to terms with it if you're the Brewers, but that's reasonable...IMO. Misiorowski has the best arm arguably outside of Skenes, but he's a loong way from being a true ace. Black is a really good hitter. I think he's got a high floor, but not sure he'll hit quite enough with his limited defensive value(LF is his best position most likely, maybe 1B, we'll see). And Pratt would be arguably the crown Jewel. I think he's got massive upside. So that'd be the fight. Keeping Pratt. But this dude is so dominant and when he's not striking people out, they're hitting the ball to our 3 SS's in the IF. Just a perfect match. Now you move to next year, Woody comes back, maybe he's 85% what he was, still a GREAT #3. Gasser, Logan Henderson, maybe Miley...probably not, but potentially. Peralta, we still have the young core. I'm a major prospect hoarder, but if there's a player to make this deal for...that's it.

Yeah, but he'd be able to defend and switch a lot easier out of the gate and that's a bigger hole. I like Kolek...but I didn't think he was a very good on ball defender vs elite quicker ball handlers, but I could be wrong on that. I think both are the types who are going to have a bigger impact than their box scores may suggest.

Who'd you have preferred for the Bucks? Kolek or Ighodaro? I thought both would be in the mix for each pick as they're both NBA-ready, but...Ighodaro seems like exactly what they need. A big who's mobile, can defend, a smart player. I'd feel much better trading Lopez is we have just a physical 4 who can move and defend. Or at least just one who can give you minutes so you're not relying on Giannis, Portis and then...Gallinari. Oh well...they said they were taking a big swing. Still, swinging for the fences and then just trying to hit a single would have been nice as well!

Some people just hate trading good, talented young prospects irrespective of the depth at a certain position because it's such a dart throw picking out who among them will be good. Who hits and becomes a stud. I hate it....you get attached to your own prospects, no matter how much it makes sense to trade from a position of strength. Some trades I'd REALLY despise. Cooper Pratt of Bitonti would be much worse, but this is the point of building a farm system. To improve the MLB team.

Yeah, he's looked really good...but who had him as a contributor coming into the season? The Brewers have shown they're pretty adept at finding BP arms and they've got more than a couple who should be ready by next year(or sooner). Both Henderson and Misiorowski would likely excel as relievers in a less-than-best-case scenario(even right now, though you obviously want both as starters).

I'm not going to think about a rental for Bitonti.... And why is that deal not happening? I'd assume you'd mean the Jays wouldn't do it...but you were against Mitchell for Scherzer, so...I'm not sure which side you're saying says no.

That said...yes. I'm also glad he assuaged my concerns over the Holby Milner-Josh Hader comparisons! I was really worried people may not recognize the difference. I'm also now confused about what a "substantial" return looks like if Blake Perkins is going to net one.

What's that look like to you? Black+Carlos Rodriguez for Gausman, Nate Pearson+24M? They eat half the money remaining? The feels kinda light. They don't have to add Henderson to the 40 for another year...right? I could see him coming up and being effective for 2-3 innings, but you could say the same for Mis and I'd guess they don't want to push either. But hey...Daniel Norris is available...

I played HS FB with a guy who had type 1 and he went on to be a really good College FB player. Big physical TE. It was D3...but that's still brutal. I know he got invited to some regional combines, but I don't think he was really pursuing it. Maybe this is why. Newfound respect for a guy I already had a lot of respect for.

I'm not taking BR real seriously. They're just taking the 3 only tradable players with decent salaries and making a guess. They've also had articles talking about Smart coming to Milwaukee(he'd be a great fit) and others who...just aren't coming. But, again, if they trade Lopez, who's the 5? You can't make Giannis play Center all the time and you need to actually get better. James Wiseman, that would have made sense. There's just not much out there that can help us. The trade proposal Jalen Duren was in...that'd work. I really can't see why Detroit would do that, but I don't think they make a big move at this point. I do like the moves they have made. I hope they bring Pat Bev back and I think they just need to play AJJ and hopefully Beauchamp forces his way to some minutes. I could see Connaughton dumped, but I don't know what's going with him.

Benge looks and sounds a bit like Yelich. That swing, the high exit velo, low chase rate, but high GB%... I'm all for the high upside pitcher though. Roll the dice, take a guy like Brecht or Schmidt. Lower hit rate, but just that type of raw talent, velo and spin rates...I trust the Brewers ability to develop. I'm a bit envious of the Pirates 1-2 combo of Skenes and Jones. Adding another arm with TOR type upside with the slew of arms we've got, that'd be my preference.

I think Black will be up and down, but with regard to Hoskins, I'm not worried. He's been having really good ABs and he's going to break out of this. And it's not like he's been just a black hole. I'd prefer to see him as the DH...or if he does play 1B, then I'd rather see Yelly DH when Contreras doens't.

Murphy very clearly said we'd be "shocked" when we saw their plan for Frelick. Now since then Ortiz has blossomed, Mitchell has gotten hurt, Wiemer has continued to struggle and he's been needed in the OF, but it's easy to say NOW there was "not a chance" he was going to play there, but when the Manager says the exact opposite, I tend to believe him. I think Black will be more than adequate at 1B. He's a better athlete than Hoskins and he hasn't played much 1st. Will he play 2B/3B regularly? I guess that'll depend on the team as a whole, how good of a hitter he is, but 1B seems to be obvious spot for him. I hope it's not OF. We've got plenty of OF depth. I do hope Wilken or Boeve can handle 3B and I really hope Pratt can force Wilken to 1B a year or two later.

Or....counter point, you wait until he's got 1000 PAs and he doesn't have the value. You're not just developing these players to contribute for the Brewers, you're acquiring and developing these players to help the team in any way. I hated trading Justin Chambers for a guy the Dodgers didn't want on the 40 Man...but that turned out alright. I do not like that at all. Bitonti's upside is so much higher. Boeve is a really good hitter, but where defensively and he's limited offensively. Not much power, not great speed. Really good hitter, but the ceiling is the difference here. If Myers is slotting in as the Ace of a rotation...it's not a great rotation. He's performing well, but you should want him to be your 4th best, maybe 3rd best pitcher in the future. I get he pitched out of his mind in June, but...an ace?

Yeah, I guess that'd be reasonable...but you really have to have things lined up and believe you can win, otherwise you'll be going...6-7 years without your 1st and it's just gonna be a REALLY dark period in Bucks Basketball. Who are you going to sign? Isaac Okoro? I haven't seen if he signed, but that'd be one. Miles Bridges is pretty much the exact player we need...but not the person. I'd have felt better about signing Wiseman and then dealing Lopez and getting what you can, but I guess I'd probably do this. Just make it a protected first. 1-8. Lopez can still help a lot of teams out. I'd guess he'd end up backing up Embiid in Philly given how things tend to go.

Never gonna replace the ICE's https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/07/01/forget-the-soundbites-heres-whats-really-up-with-all-the-ev-delays/74215936007/

There has to be some type of plan. They can't just go with Giannis and Portis as their Centers. Both are PFs and...it's not that easy to find a Center who can take the physical pounding Brook can. Portis would make the most sense, but if they didn't get anything done by the draft, I'm skeptical they will now.

Bando ran out Molitor...very deliberately. It was also the transition from a good owner(Bud) to him becoming the interim commissioner and then the very dark "Selig-Prieb," years.

I know the notion that they're as disposable and regularly replaceable as Iphones is absolutely ridiculous. I definitely needed you to teach me about planned obsolescence. But to be clear, this is something that is GOING to be happening, not something that's currently happening and hasn't been happening for decades with cars with the internal combustible engine, but will be exclusively used for EVs? You might want to do some research without such an obvious bias against EVs. What you have is the potential for planned obsolescence with one type, but it's actually been enacted in the others. Yup, not arrogant, just the truth! LOL....

I'm not giving up that package for a guy who's going to be used out of the pen and then hopefully can stay healthy and has 2 years left...unless they don't feel like Misiorowski can be the future ace we're hoping he'll be. You said protect the guys with the highest upsides in the system...but isn't that Miz? There's risk, but certainly the same is true with the teenagers. He's also just turned 22. I'd make Chourio, Miz, Turang and Ortiz virtually untouchable. Quero would be close. Pratt in that group. Wilken, Black, Boeve, those are guys I'd be more inclined to trade. The extra wild card cuts both ways. We have more opportunities, but there are just fewer sellers.

Yeah, they've used TSMC chips, and Samsung chips and they're now using the H100 chips. They've used a lot of chips in their trial and error(mostly error, but seems like they may finally be getting it right). They do not go for 40K. The B200 chips go for 30K-40K and they do not need that. You keep talking about how it costs money to replace chips...like it doesn't cost money to fill your car up or to replace a head gasket. It cost money to maintain a car. I don't know exactly why you think they'll need these regular replacements when there are plenty of Tesla's that have never needed them, but sure, IF they have to, it'll cost money. And IF the engine in my Tundra goes, that'll cost money. So I guess I shouldn't have bought a Truck? No. I'm not going to do that. But the fact that you're trying so hard to create this hypothetical problem that...doesn't exist is strange. Sure, if you want the FSD software, it's going to be costly. The Cars are pretty damn affordable, but if you want the self-driving technology that they're just not really coming out with, yeah, I guess that'll cost money. And 95% of the Apple products won't support the AI software...so ALMOST everyone who has an Apple Phone or product will have to buy new stuff to be able to use those applications. When did any of this ever become new or somehow limited to cars? New technology comes out, if you want that in an old car, it'll cost money. I'm not understanding how that's a the death knell of EVs? Ok...well, I don't.

Right...they're also still relatively early in on in the new EV movement. The technology, battery storage, everything just keeps getting better. Saying it's NEVER going to replace ICE? That feels like the guy at the patent office who wanted to close down because everything that's been invented already has! My sister has an old Prius with 300K miles on it. Runs great. Beat to absolute hell. They've got where you open the trunk area duck taped on and they have to line it up to open it, but that was from backing into a tree. But...it's still going strong! And they drive it just as often as any other Vehicle. they have a big Ram Diesel and a Highlander, both 4-5 years old.

For the time and miles and the lack of gas...and in 2024? Yeah, that's minimal. And that's only if you want new features. You can still drive the car as it is, you just may not get the stuff they're coming out with. You buy a new Truck, you're probably spending 5-6K in different modifications depending on what you need. A winch, bumper. The point is that cars are expensive. EVs are cheaper and they're going to be getting a LOT cheaper over the next 10-15 years.